Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, IPA: [jaꜜkɯdza]; English: / j ə ˈ k uː z ə, ˈ j æ k uː z ə /), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path", IPA: [gokɯꜜdoː]), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.

2025年1月1日 · Many people are probably intrigued by the idea of the Yakuza, also known as the Japanese mafia. In a country where rules are golden, subservience is rewarded, and violence is highly censored, it’s hard to imagine that its underground (and even above ground!) scenes are rife with gangster activity.

2025年3月20日 · yakuza, Japanese gangsters, members of what are formally called bōryokudan (“violence groups”), or Mafia-like criminal organizations. In Japan and elsewhere, especially in the West, the term yakuza can be used to refer to individual gangsters or criminals as well as to their organized groups and to Japanese organized crime in general.

2015年9月15日 · Japan's largest crime family has reportedly split into two rival factions. The yakuza, Japan's answer to the mafia, are shrouded in secrecy but are influential across modern Japan

2022年8月6日 · Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

The Yakuza, often referred to as the Japanese mafia, is a syndicate made up of various organized crime groups. Known for their strict code of conduct, elaborate tattoos, and sometimes even their semi-legitimized presence in Japanese society, they are both feared and respected.

The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi, Japanese: [ɾokɯdaime jamaɡɯt͡ɕi ɡɯmi]) is Japan's largest yakuza organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe before World War II. [4]

2024年3月8日 · The Yakuza, often known as the “gokudo” or “Japanese mafia,” is a well-known criminal organization in Japan with a long and complicated history. While they are involved in a variety of illicit activities such as gambling, prostitution, and drug trafficking, the Yakuza also play a unique and contradictory role in Japanese culture, which ...

2024年10月11日 · This notorious organized crime syndicate has a long and complicated history in Japan, with its roots dating back to the 17th century. Despite being illegal, the Yakuza remains a powerful force in Japanese society today, involved in everything from drug trafficking to …

2019年7月16日 · A brief history of the Yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicates with roots going back to the Tokugawa period.